TWO GOALS from Julian Joachim continued the Sky Blues' record of being unbeaten in the FA Premier Reserve League this year.

The striker opened the scoring in the last minute of a disappointing first half at Highfield Road, with the goal sparking a significant improvement from both teams.

The visitors started the stronger of the two, carving out a couple of clear cut chances in the first six minutes of play which were lacking a quality finishing touch.

The first, a shot from striker Paul Robinson, was hit tamely at City's youth team keeper Richard Brush, while the second, an effort from midfielder Gareth Ainsworth, was screwed wide across the face of goal.

But the home team soon got into their stride with some determined build up work from a hard working midfield four which included the Strachan brothers, Gavin and Craig, and the gutsy Lee Fowler who set up City's first chance on goal for Jay Bothroyd.

The striker controlled the through pass with a delightful piece of skill before firing a low shot which keeper Shane Gore did well to get down to parry away.

But Coventry's forward play soon fizzled away and the remainder of the half involved a scrappy midfield battle until a minute before the break when Joachim snatched a goal with his first chance of the game.

Fowler hit a through ball to the striker on the edge of the D where he drilled a low, powerful shot past the keeper and into the bottom corner of the net.

The former Aston Villa front man should have doubled his tally early in the second half when he went past four players with a combination of close control and luck to take him into the box in a one on one with Gore.

But a nonchalant shot with the outside of his boot went too close to the keeper who was able to deflect the ball wide.

The Dons were reduced to 10 men in the 67th minute when midfielder Alex Tapp barged aggressively into Gavin Strachan to earn himself a straight red card as City were beginning to look a lot livelier and impose themselves more.

But Wimbledon got themselves back in the game four minutes later when striker Robinson found the back of the net from 18 yards out.

Barry Quinn, who played at right back, cleared a deep cross from the impressive Ainsworth into the path of the centre-forward who wrong-footed Craig Strachan before unleashing an angled shot.

Coventry then got themselves back in front in the 76th minute when substitute Mark Magennis rolled the ball to Joachim who turned and hit a fierce snap shot from the edge of the box which sneaked inside the keeper's left-hand post.

Magennis almost made it three a minute from time with a bending 25-yard shot, but Gore threw himself into the air to tip it wide in an exciting climax to the game.